Kryzhopil (Ukrainian: Крижопіль; Russian: Крыжополь, Kryzhopol) is an urban-type settlement in Tulchyn Raion (district) of Vinnytsia Oblast (region). Before the 2020 reform, the settlement was an administrative centre of Kryzhopil Raion. Population: 8,479 (2022 est.)[1]
Kryzhopil
Крижопіль | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kryzhopil | |
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Coat of arms | |
Kryzhopil Kryzhopil | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′3″N 28°51′45″E | |
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| Raion | Tulchyn Raion |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,479 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 4374 |
Kryzhopil was founded in 1866 during the construction of Kiev-Odessa railroad and named after village Krzyżopol, located 17 km from the modern settlement. Railway station started to operate in August 1870. Since foundation to 1923 the settlement was a part of Olgopolsky Uyezd of Podolian Governorate.
During World War II, Kryzhopil was occupied by Romanian forces and became a part of Transnistria Governorate. The settlement was liberated by the Red Army on 17 March 1944.

Notable people that were born or lived in Kryzhopil include:
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Administrative center: Vinnytsia | ||
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